Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Geisha

If you loved Geisha, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Sisters of the Gion

Sisters of the Gion

1936★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Geisha for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto feels obliged to help her lover when he asks to stay with her after going bankrupt and leaving his wife. However, her younger sister opposes ...

#2
Drowning Love

Drowning Love

2016★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Geisha for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Natsume Mochizuki works as a teen model in Tokyo, but she learns that she has to move to her father's hometown of Ukigumo. She is in a desperate situation because she can't do the...

#3
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl

Night Is Short, Walk On Girl

2017★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Geisha for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

As a group of university students go out for a night on the town, a sophomore known only as "The Girl with Black Hair" experiences a series of surreal encounters with the local nig...

#4
Angel Guts: Red Classroom

Angel Guts: Red Classroom

1979★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Geisha for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When Muraki, a porn magazine editor, watches a blue film depicting a gang rape in a school, he becomes obsessed with the lead actress. Quite by chance, whilst looking to reserve a ...

#5
Sakuran

Sakuran

2006★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Geisha for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Kiyoha rises from the lowly courtesan ranks to the high class position of Oiran in the steamy red-light district of Yoshiwara. She is determined to stand on her own two feet and li...

#6
My Rainy Days

My Rainy Days

2009★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Geisha for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Because of her past, 17-year-old Rio lives her days filling the emptiness in her heart with money—until one day, she meets a university professor named Kouki and falls in love....

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